Mary asked Tom why the sky is blue, and he told her about Rayleigh scattering of sunlight.
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Rayleigh
/ˈreɪli/
Synonyms for "rayleigh" (10 found)
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Noun(2 words)
eigenvalue estimatorelastic scattering
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7 entriesdiffraction criterionlight scatteringoptical criterionoptical phenomenonprobability distributionscientific termstatistical distribution
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10 entriesRayleigh criterionRayleigh scatteringRayleigh waveRayleigh-Ritz quotientatmospheric scatteringbivariate Rayleigh distributiondiffraction-limited resolutionmolecular scatteringtwo dimensional Rayleigh distributiontwo-point resolution
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7 entriesRayleigh criterionRayleigh distributionRayleigh numberRayleigh quotientRayleigh scatteringRayleigh testRayleigh wave
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